“When we relinquish the punishing need for perfection–or rather, let go of the fear of not being perfect–we find freedom, joy and all the other good stuff we want in life.” ~ ...
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Weathering the Storm
One of the core facets of my personality—something I’ve always known about myself, and that I’ve come to further understand since becoming familiar with the Enneagram—is that I like I like to ...
Quotable // from Anna Quindelin
“The thing that is really hard and really amazing is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.” ~ Anna Quindelin ...
Why It Matters
A few weeks ago I had an intriguing discussion with my father-in-law about the movie La La Land. I was telling him how I loved the movie, despite the sad ending, and ...
Chasing Confidence (aka, The post I was almost too afraid to share.)
If you look up the word insecure in the dictionary, you’re sure to find a picture of my bashful face peeking up at you from the page. Or, more likely, you’ll find ...
Perfectionism Strikes Again: Messy Toddlers, the Enneagram, and a Trip to Costco That Sent Me Into the Arms of God
I was walking through Costco last week when I saw her: she was impeccably dressed, in a fitted pencil skirt and ironed blouse more suited to a day in the office than ...
Quotable // from Frank Wilczek
“If you don’t make mistakes, your not working on hard enough problems. And that’s a big mistake.” ~ Frank Wilczek, 2004 Nobel Prize Winner in Physics ...
#momlife
Every mother can attest to the momentousness of one’s first full calendar year as a parent. It’s incredible how a tiny little person can transform our world, adding weight and meaning to ...
Quotable // from Ann Voskamp
“Life is pain—and you get to choose: either the pain of discipline or the pain of disappointment.” ~ Ann Voskamp For more of Ann’s thoughts on pushing through perfectionism to conquer procrastination, ...
The Big Magic of Little Things
We’re less than two weeks into 2016, but last December has already become a distant memory. Like nearly every family in my personal circles, ours kicked off the new year with a ...